閊える

支える

Readings

Kana: つかえる、つっかえる

Romaji: tsukaeru, tsukkaeru

Definitions

v1

vi

1

to stick; to get stuck; to get caught; to get jammed; to clog

Note: word usually written using kana alone

2

to be unavailable; to be busy; to be occupied; to be full

Note: word usually written using kana alone

3

to be piled up (e.g. of work)

Note: word usually written using kana alone

4

to halt (in one's speech); to stumble (over one's words); to stutter; to stammer

Note: word usually written using kana alone

5

to feel blocked (of one's chest or throat, due to grief, anxiety, illness, etc.); to feel pressure; to feel pain

Note: word usually written using kana alone

See also: 痞える (reading つかえる)

Kanji

閊

Reading: つか.える

Meanings: to be obstructed, to be blocked, (kokuji)

支

Readings: シ、 ささ.える、 つか.える、 か.う

Meanings: branch, support, sustain, branch radical (no. 65)